Size:
Type:
± Undead
Form:
Temper:
# App:
± 1
Lair:
Diet:
Combat Dice:
± 0
Hit Points:
± 0
Attack Rank:
± 0
Passive Defense:
± 0
Active Defense:
Damage Reduction:
± 0
Role:
Ground:
± 40'
Climb/Arboreal:
Flight:
Swim:
Benthic:
Burrow:
Ethereal:
Actions/Abilities/Traits: Basic Fantasy
Actions/Abilities/Traits: Basic Fantasy
Offense
1 bite
Circumstance: Combat
1 bite
Special
Invisibility
Can lurk invisibly and silently.
Special
Appearance
Can appear as the living person it once was to gain information or assistance, or to issue a warning. Will always appear as a ghostly shade to protect their charge.
Special
Former abilities
Retains the abilities it had in its former life. A former Magic-user will only be able to cast spells if a spellbook is left available for it to use.
Special
Magical weapon
A grimhost's weapon is a manifestation of its essence and is considered a magical weapon, but it does not exist on its own.
Special
See invisible
Can see invisible beings and magic auras.
Special
Healing touch
Can cure light wounds, cure disease, and neutralize poison by laying of hands.
Special
Immunities
Magical weapons are required to harm a grimhost, and it is immune to charm, hold, sleep, and illusion spells.
Special
Dispel magic
Can cast dispel magic and dispel evil.
Special
Turn undead
Can Turn undead as an 8th-level Cleric without the need for a holy symbol. Even though it is undead, a grimhost cannot be Turned itself.
Environments
any
The ghostly protector of a temple or cemetery, risen from the first individual buried there
The first individual buried in a temple or a cemetery will sometimes rise up as its ghostly protector. To avoid this fate, a dog is often buried first. A Grimhost will lurk invisibly and silently. It might chose to appear as the living person it once was to gain information or assistance, or to issue a warning. It will always appear as a ghostly shade to protect their charge.
A grimhost will retain the abilities it had in its former life, however a former Magic-user will only be able to cast spells if a spellbook is left available for it to use. A grimhost's weapon is a manifestation of its essence and is considered a magical weapon, but it does not exist on its own.
Basic Fantasy Field Guide Omnibus
Actions/Abilities/Traits: Basic Fantasy
The ghostly protector of a temple or cemetery, risen from the first individual buried there
The first individual buried in a temple or a cemetery will sometimes rise up as its ghostly protector. To avoid this fate, a dog is often buried first. A Grimhost will lurk invisibly and silently. It might chose to appear as the living person it once was to gain information or assistance, or to issue a warning. It will always appear as a ghostly shade to protect their charge.
A grimhost will retain the abilities it had in its former life, however a former Magic-user will only be able to cast spells if a spellbook is left available for it to use. A grimhost's weapon is a manifestation of its essence and is considered a magical weapon, but it does not exist on its own.
Basic Fantasy Field Guide Omnibus